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Uptight
A man on the run. A life at stake. A people about to explode.
6.8(19)19681h 44m
Set against the backdrop of a community mourning the recent MLK assassination, Black militants building up an arsenal of weapons in preparation for a race war are betrayed by one of their own.
- Director
- Jules Dassin
- Writers
- Ruby Dee,Jules Dassin,Julian Mayfield
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Cast
Julian Mayfield
Tank Williams
Raymond St. Jacques
B.G.
Ruby Dee
Laurie
Frank Silvera
Kyle
Roscoe Lee Browne
Clarence
Janet MacLachlan
Jeannie
Max Julien
Johnny Wells
Juanita Moore
Mama Wells
Dick Anthony Williams
Corbin
Michael Baseleon
Teddy
John Wesley
Larry
Ji-Tu Cumbuka
Rick
Ketty Lester
Alma
Robert DoQui
Street Speaker
James McEachin
Mello
Kirk Kirksey
L. Errol Jaye
Isabel Cooley
Alice Childress
Van Kirksey
David Moody
Mello Alexandria
Vernett Allen
Ralph (uncredited)
Leon Bibb
Mr. Oakley (uncredited)
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Crew
Directing
- Jules DassinDirector
- Cleo AntonScript Supervisor
- Marty HornsteinAssistant Director
Writing
- Ruby DeeWriter
- Liam O'FlahertyNovel
- Jules DassinWriter
- Julian MayfieldWriter
Production
- Andrew J. DurkusUnit Production Manager
- William W. GrayProduction Manager
- Jim Di GangiAssociate Producer
- Jules DassinProducer
- Cassius WeathersbyProduction Manager
Camera
- Boris KaufmanDirector of Photography
- Alfred LebovitzCamera Operator
Editing
- Robert LawrenceEditor
Sound
- Booker T. JonesOriginal Music Composer
- Terry KellumSound Recordist
- David ForrestSound Recordist
- Booker T. JonesConductor
- Earl RobinsonMusic Coordinator
Art
- Ray MoyerSet Decoration
- Alexandre TraunerProduction Design
- John HubleyTitle Designer
- Faith HubleyTitle Designer
- Phillip BennettArt Direction
- Ernest PhillipsStandby Painter
- Joseph MussoProduction Illustrator
Costume & Make-Up
- Theoni V. AldredgeCostume Design
- Jené BodellHairstylist
- Bernice PontrelliWardrobe Master
- Elizabeth SearcyHairstylist
- Lambert MarksWardrobe Master
- Robert SidellMakeup Artist
Crew
- Marvin WaltersStunts